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| Global Score | |
| 57.5 | 61 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Dell |
| Windows 8 | Android 4.4 |
| 2012-06-04 | 0000-00-00 |
| 10.18 x 6.60 x 0.35 inches | 8.50 x 4.90 x 0.24 inches |
| 20.46 ounces | 10.76 ounces |
| $ 105.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 155 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Intel Atom Z3580 chipset |
| Intel Atom Z2760 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Quad-Core 2330 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX545 (533 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.55 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 8.44 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.38 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3540mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Dell Venue 8 7840 has a general score of 61, which is slightly better than the Acer Iconia W510's overall score of 57.5. Dell Venue 8 7840 counts with Android 4.4 OS, while Acer Iconia W510 comes with Windows 8 OS. The Dell Venue 8 7840 is a way lighter and thinner tablet than Acer Iconia W510. Dell Venue 8 7840 has a way better display than Acer Iconia W510, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a much better screen density and a much better resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels.
The Dell Venue 8 7840 counts with a quite superior hardware performance than Acer Iconia W510, and although they both have 2 GB of RAM, the Dell Venue 8 7840 also has a much better graphics co-processor, more CPU cores and a 64 bits processor. The Dell Venue 8 7840 features a quite bigger memory to install applications and games than Acer Iconia W510, because although it has only 16 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Acer Iconia W510 has a way better battery duration than Dell Venue 8 7840. The Dell Venue 8 7840's camera is very similar to the Acer Iconia W510 one, both have a same resolution back-facing camera.
Although Dell Venue 8 7840 is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Acer Iconia W510, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Acer Iconia W510. So if you want that extra features and specs, you can buy the Dell Venue 8 7840, but if you don't you can save some money and get the Acer Iconia W510, giving up a couple specifications.
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